In a study described in the textbook, procrastinators and nonprocrastinators who were enrolled in a health psychology class and had been assigned a paper due late in the semester were compared. Researchers found that the procrastinators

a. had more symptoms of physical illness early in the semester.
b. had fewer symptoms of physical illness early in the semester.
c. had fewer symptoms of physical illness late in the semester.
d. received better grades on their papers.


Answer: b. had fewer symptoms of physical illness early in the semester.

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